How are homes heated in Grand Mound, WA?

Name: Heating fuel in Grand Mound, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Grand Mound, used by 74.4% (±13.4 points) of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

6.3% heat with utility gas.

0.0% heat with fuel oil or kerosene.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Utility gas: 6.3% (±7.8 points)
Electricity: 74.4%
Fuel oil, kerosene: 0.0%

Heating fuel in Grand Mound

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	Grand Mound	Thurston County	Washington	United States
Utility gas	6.3% (±7.8 points)	31.2%	33.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.4%	1.3%	3.9%
Electricity	74.4% (±13.4 points)	59.6%	58.6%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	14.5% (±11.6 points)	4.1%	3.0%	4.9%
Wood	4.8% (±4.0 points)	3.7%	2.8%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.0% (±3.2 points)	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%

The survey asks which fuel is used most to heat the home, so a home with a heat pump and an oil backup is counted once, under the one it uses most.

In Grand Mound, the share of homes heating with fuel oil is not measurably different from Thurston County (0.4%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (1.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (3.9%).

In Grand Mound, the share of homes heating with electricity is higher than in Thurston County (59.6%).

It is also higher than in Washington (58.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (41.3%).

Homes heated by electricity in places near Grand Mound

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grand Mound
Place	Distance	Homes heated by electricity	Compared with this place
Grand Mound	—	74.4% (±13.4 points)	—
Rochester	2.9 mi	76.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fords Prairie	3.6 mi	87.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Centralia	5.7 mi	80.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bucoda	6.7 mi	71.5% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tenino	8.0 mi	89.3% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Chehalis	9.6 mi	70.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oakville	11 mi	77.2% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tumwater	14 mi	53.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tumwater, WA (53.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tenino, WA (89.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes heated by fuel oil across Thurston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes heated by fuel oil
1	Rochester	2.3% (±2.6 points)
2	Bucoda	2.2% (±3.1 points)
3	Tumwater	0.6% (±0.5 points)
4 (tie)	Olympia	0.4% (±0.4 points)
4 (tie)	Tenino	0.4% (±0.6 points)
6	Lacey	0.1% (±0.2 points)
7 (tie)	Grand Mound	0.0% (±3.2 points)
7 (tie)	North Yelm	0.0% (±3.7 points)
7 (tie)	Rainier	0.0% (±4.9 points)
7 (tie)	Tanglewilde	0.0% (±1.6 points)
7 (tie)	Yelm	0.0% (±1.1 points)

Grand Mound is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Grand Mound

What is the most common way to heat a home in Grand Mound?

Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Grand Mound, used by 74.4% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes in Grand Mound heat with oil?

0.0% (±3.2 points) of occupied homes in Grand Mound use fuel oil or kerosene as their main heating fuel.

How many homes in Grand Mound have electric heat?

74.4% (±13.4 points) of occupied homes in Grand Mound heat mainly with electricity, which includes heat pumps.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grand Mound CDP, Washington

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DP04_0063PE, DP04_0063PM, DP04_0066PE, DP04_0066PM, DP04_0065PE, DP04_0065PM, DP04_0064PE, DP04_0064PM, DP04_0068PE, DP04_0068PM, DP04_0069PE, DP04_0069PM, DP04_0067PE, DP04_0067PM, DP04_0070PE, DP04_0070PM, DP04_0071PE, DP04_0071PM

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